Nevada County picayune., 1887-01-26
COUNTRY HOMES.
Fondness of Our Presidents for
 Rural Residences.


 of his career in the delights of 1. country home. Washington, as everybody knows, owned large estate at Mount Vernon, where he retired after his two terms in the Presidency. His death, it will be remembered was caused from OK posture incident 10 his duties on the plantation, which he delighted to manage in person. John Adams, his successor, retired after his term in the Presidency had expired to a country seat, Quincy" near Boston, and engaged in agricnltur- al pursuits. Jefferson at his re- tirement from public life, establish ed himself at his home, Monticello, Va, where he entertained his friends, managed his estate, and died regretted by large number of servants aud domestics, which he had with him to the last. Mad ison. after his term of office expir- ed, returned to Montpelier, Va, where he became rector of the University of Virginia and engaged in agricultural pursuits. Monroe. after the close of his public life, took up hls residence at Oak Hill, Va. where he entertained his friends royalty, so much 80, in fact, that he soon found the bot tom of his purse, and was finally obliged to give up his princely es- tate and take mp his residence with relatives in New York, where he was still making hls home at the time of his death.
 John Quincy Adams, after hls term of office expired, retired to the old family estate "Quincy,' in Massachusetts, but responded to his country's call again, and died at his post of duty in Washington, where he had been sent as q mem Der of Congress. Jackson, as everybody knows, retired to the "Hermitage.' Nashville, where de died. Van Buren, after his term of office expired, retired to Kinderhook, N. Y., and there end ed his days. Harrison, who died during his term in the presidency, was buried at his home in North Bend, Ohio, and there his remains still lie. Tyler was accustomed to country life, and delighted in it, as it brought him recollections of ear ly days when his father was one of the largest land owners i'll Nir- sinia. Polk, whose early days was spent in the country as the son of a farmer, looked forward to i comfortable life of retirement just beside Nashville. after his term of service in the presidency had been only three months away from here when death called him. Taylor, who had worked on a plantation during his early life, had looked forward with pleasure to quiet life on his estate at , Baton Rouge, La., after retiring from his war service. He had l scarcely begun this, how yer, when he was called to the presi- dency, and before his term had fairly begun his lite ended. Fill more was the son of a farmer, and spent his early life among rural delights. Pierce ever remember ed with affection the place where his boyhood days were spent, and where he taught d country school when he arrived at tEe earl ly years of manhood.
 Buchanan, after his Presidentia labOrs were ended. retired to a country place, "Wheatland," iIl : Pennsylvania, where he died Lincoln, as everybody knows, was reared amid the most primitive of : country life, and retalned great affection for the homely things of life to the day of his sad death The same may be said of his sue. cessor, Johnsuu, who was in this respect not unlike his more illus trious predecessors. Grant, who was farmer in his earlier days, ended his days in the country, heartily wishing no doubt, that ne had followed the example of his predecessors and retired 10 the country rather than have entered the whirlpool of New York busi. ness life. Mr. Hays, as everybody knows. is in retirement npou a farm in Ohio, devoting his atten- ton 10 the duties of rural life,